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Stage To Screen

First broadcast from 20060613 to 20081104.

9 episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Description
03	03 LAST	On The Town		20081231	Paul looks at the film version of the Bernstein musical with Betty Garrett and Dana Polan. Paul Gambaccini explores how stage works have been adapted for the cinema. Paul looks at MGM's film of Leonard Bernstein's first musical comedy in the company of Betty Garrett, who played opposite Frank Sinatra in the screen version, film historian Dana Polan and Jude Kelly, who directed the successful English National Opera production.
03	03 LAST	On The Town		20081231	Paul looks at the film version of the Bernstein musical with Betty Garrett and Dana Polan. Paul Gambaccini explores how stage works have been adapted for the cinema. Paul looks at MGM's film of Leonard Bernstein's first musical comedy in the company of Betty Garrett, who played opposite Frank Sinatra in the screen version, film historian Dana Polan and Jude Kelly, who directed the successful English National Opera production.
	01	Oh! What A Lovely War	20081021	20081025	Richard Attenborough's first film as director was adapted from the Theatre Workshop production by Joan Littlewood. Contributors include original cast member Victor Spinetti, Eleanor Farzan, the film's choreographer, and the film historian Ian Christie.
	01	The Boy Friend	20071106	20071110, RptdSat3.30pm	Paul Gambaccini explores how stage works have been adapted for the cinema. 1/3. The Boy Friend Sandy Wilson's classic musical was transformed by director Ken Russell into a multi-layered extravaganza. Paul meets Sandy Wilson and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, who arranged and conducted the soundtrack. Contributors include Ken Russell, Shirley Russell, Robin Baker of the British Film Institute, Twiggy and Christopher Gable.
	02	Gypsy	20081028	20081101	Paul discusses the controversial casting of Ethel Merman in the stage production with actress Angela Richards, who played Merman on stage, and talks to Patti Lu Pone, star of the current Broadway production. With contributions from writer Richard Barrios, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents.
	02	South Pacific	20071113	20071117, RptofTue1.30pm, RptdSat3.30pm	The Pulitzer Prize winning musical was directed by Joshua Logan, who employed strangely atmospheric colour filters in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical numbers. The soundtrack album became a worldwide phenomenon, topping the UK album charts for over a year.
	03	On The Town	20081104	20081108	Paul looks at MGM's film of Leonard Bernstein's first musical comedy in the company of Betty Garrett, who played opposite Frank Sinatra in the screen version, film historian Dana Polan and Jude Kelly, who directed the successful English National Opera production.
	03 LAST	Evita	20060613	20060617	Paul Gambaccini is joined by the show's lyricist and librettist Tim Rice and the director Alan Parker. A faction of Argentinians never wanted Madonna to play their much-loved heroine Eva Peron. How they and their President were won round formed part of the protracted arrangements to bring Evita to the screen.
	03 LAST	Oliver!	20071120	20071124	Lionel Bart's musical enjoyed enormous success in the 1960s with a record-breaking run of 2,618 performances. Jeffrey Richards, professor of popular culture at Lancaster University, explains why Carol Reed was the appropriate choice as director of the film. Contributors include Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, Mark Lester and Lionel Bart.